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Here’s what’s happened thus far:
On May 13th at approximately 8pm EST, our friend and a moderator of The Lounge, Jaye, disappeared without a trace. Shortly after that we received a letter from this guy calling himself “The Leader” saying that he had Jaye and if we wanted to “see” her again, we would complete a task for him.
He wanted us to steal a group of rare and extremely valuable Maps and exchange them for Jaye. He explained that the maps were being transported to London where they would be loaded onto an airplane and shipped to America for an auction. But we were to prevent the maps from being loaded onto that flight.
At the same time, Jaye managed to smuggle a letter to us telling us NOT to steal the maps but to STOP the Leader from taking them, instead.
So when the leader directed us to go to Africa (because that was the map’s origination point), we went, but instead of stealing the maps we made contact with a friend of Jaye’s— a member from an international agency, instead.
The Leader instructed us to meet one of his cronies—a woman named Vita—and together we would all steal the maps. But, once we got to Africa, the Loungies (in all of their cunning wit!) led Vita on a wild goose chase throughout Egypt and helped the Agent-friend nab her. She is now securely locked behind bars somewhere and the maps were loaded onto a secret flight and shipped out of the country…
On May 13th at approximately 8pm EST, our friend and a moderator of The Lounge, Jaye, disappeared without a trace. Shortly after that we received a letter from this guy calling himself “The Leader” saying that he had Jaye and if we wanted to “see” her again, we would complete a task for him.
He wanted us to steal a group of rare and extremely valuable Maps and exchange them for Jaye. He explained that the maps were being transported to London where they would be loaded onto an airplane and shipped to America for an auction. But we were to prevent the maps from being loaded onto that flight.
At the same time, Jaye managed to smuggle a letter to us telling us NOT to steal the maps but to STOP the Leader from taking them, instead.
So when the leader directed us to go to Africa (because that was the map’s origination point), we went, but instead of stealing the maps we made contact with a friend of Jaye’s— a member from an international agency, instead.
The Leader instructed us to meet one of his cronies—a woman named Vita—and together we would all steal the maps. But, once we got to Africa, the Loungies (in all of their cunning wit!) led Vita on a wild goose chase throughout Egypt and helped the Agent-friend nab her. She is now securely locked behind bars somewhere and the maps were loaded onto a secret flight and shipped out of the country…
…Next, we received instructions from the Leader to fly to China and meet another one of his cronies, Vince or Viktor or something. At the same time, Jaye managed to get her hands on several phone taps from the Leader’s lair (:)) and we heard the leader fire Vinctor (he he) for making too many mistakes. We then heard a flirtatious phone conversation between the Leader and a woman named Leo. He asked her to take over the mission and she gladly accepted (she is supposedly very crafty and extremely skilled in espionage). So we met this woman Leo on a bus to Tibet but, things suddenly took a turn for the worst. Somewhere deep in the Tibetan mountains, our bus was ambushed and flooded with bullets. The vehicle flipped and we were all nearly killed. Luckily though, the Agent-Friend arrived with a team of his buddies and attacked the people shooting at us (we’re still not sure who they were). When the smoke cleared many people were injured, the agents took away the shooters… and Leo was gone…
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The Agent— thinking it too dangerous for us now with all of the gunfire and such— ordered us home and refused to help us anymore. We also received a phone tap between The Leader and a Russian guy named Dmitri, where the leader explained that Leo disappeared and took something very valuable with her (we're pretty sure it’s the maps)! He asked Dmitri to keep a look out for her because she may be in “his neighborhood”. We all assumed that Leo fled to Russia with the maps but we did not have a way of getting there. The Leader was too occupied with the whole "Leo-fleeing thing" to care about our comings and goings and the Agent refused to help us. So we were on our own.
We made an agreement with a local Tibetan official to work for the tickets. We were in the process of working for our tickets when we received a phone tap from Jaye. Someone informedg the Leader that Leo was spotted on a train to Shanghai. (She was still in China!)
So we took the money we earned and boarded the train to Shanghai.
While on the train, in one of the wildest coincidences ever, we spotted Leo in the front of our car! But she also saw us. So she set off a smoke grenade and hopped off the train while all stood there choking. The train stopped and we hopped off to clear our heads (and hopefully catch Leo) when all of a sudden a butt-load of tiny bullet-spraying helicopters called tracker-copters (thank you Suzanne Collins :)) began to attack us. They are attracted to body heat so we all hid in the snow until they went away. Once they left and we hopped out from our hiding places, a singular ‘copter flew overhead and dropped something at our feet…
We made an agreement with a local Tibetan official to work for the tickets. We were in the process of working for our tickets when we received a phone tap from Jaye. Someone informedg the Leader that Leo was spotted on a train to Shanghai. (She was still in China!)
So we took the money we earned and boarded the train to Shanghai.
While on the train, in one of the wildest coincidences ever, we spotted Leo in the front of our car! But she also saw us. So she set off a smoke grenade and hopped off the train while all stood there choking. The train stopped and we hopped off to clear our heads (and hopefully catch Leo) when all of a sudden a butt-load of tiny bullet-spraying helicopters called tracker-copters (thank you Suzanne Collins :)) began to attack us. They are attracted to body heat so we all hid in the snow until they went away. Once they left and we hopped out from our hiding places, a singular ‘copter flew overhead and dropped something at our feet…
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when did we work for the airport? I don't recall this...
I picked up the object and saw that it was a letter. It was addressed to "The Loungies" and basically stated that Leo was on her way to a place known as “the end of the world”. It was signed: “A Friend” and also had plane tickets enclosed. We figured out that “The end of the world” was actually Ushiuia, Argentina, so that’s where we headed next.
And that brings us to the present. We are currently in Argentina, trying to track down Leo. We began on a bus in a small northern town. While on the bus, something strange happened. The Leader’s voice began to transmit from the bus speakers and warned us that he’s watching us, we’re weak, we’re going to die, blah, blah, blah. Naturally, the bus broke down after that. Luckily, another of those lone 'copters appeared (scaring the hell out of us, might I add) with a letter from 'A Friend' informing us that a few motorcycles were waiting for us in the next town. There was also a map in the envelope, marked with Leo’s possible location. Using the map, we figured out that Leo was in a city called Ea. Maria Behety
We rented the bikes and started a motorcycle adventure down the coastline, towards that city. And, as luck would have it, while flying down the road, who should we spot but the one and only Leo, hanging out on a boat.
Jordan took out a gun, but it dropped and shot Kassi in the leg instead (sorry Kassi!) and the rest of us headed after Leo. Unfortunately, she started up the speedboat and took off. We then watched as she snapped her fingers and disappeared into a cloud of smoke. (what the heck?) The speedboat veered onto a nearby beach and crashed into a beach house, catching on fire in the process. We rode towards the flaming boat, not sure of what we hoped to find. And that’s when we noticed a scorched note from Leo saying “Nice try, but I am not easy to catch. Oh, and good luck in Maria Behety”—her way of telling us that she’s onto us and knows where we were headed—and she won’t be there.
We used the map to figure out that she might be headed to the town of Herberton. So we rode there and used our limited (or in some cases, expert) Spanish skills and asked around--flashing a picture of her-- hoping that someone recognized her. Fortunately, a woman spotted her in a nearby Chapel, just minutes earlier.
We dropped the bikes, took off towards the Chapel and walked in. And there was Leo.
Ophelia and Sarina apprehended her (and may have gotten a few kicks and punches in, too :)) and held her while we contacted the police. I lifted her hair to examine her face and that’s when I realized that she was NOT Leo, but was, in fact, an imposter! Leo had set a trap for us, using this Leo look-alike as bait. The Agent-Friend showed up with his buddies and arrested the imposter but her amused and smug expression made me a bit leery. Something told me to search the area she’d been kneeling and sure enough, I found a bomb under the seat.
I yelled, everyone ran and the Chapel exploded!
And that brings us to the present. We are currently in Argentina, trying to track down Leo. We began on a bus in a small northern town. While on the bus, something strange happened. The Leader’s voice began to transmit from the bus speakers and warned us that he’s watching us, we’re weak, we’re going to die, blah, blah, blah. Naturally, the bus broke down after that. Luckily, another of those lone 'copters appeared (scaring the hell out of us, might I add) with a letter from 'A Friend' informing us that a few motorcycles were waiting for us in the next town. There was also a map in the envelope, marked with Leo’s possible location. Using the map, we figured out that Leo was in a city called Ea. Maria Behety
We rented the bikes and started a motorcycle adventure down the coastline, towards that city. And, as luck would have it, while flying down the road, who should we spot but the one and only Leo, hanging out on a boat.
Jordan took out a gun, but it dropped and shot Kassi in the leg instead (sorry Kassi!) and the rest of us headed after Leo. Unfortunately, she started up the speedboat and took off. We then watched as she snapped her fingers and disappeared into a cloud of smoke. (what the heck?) The speedboat veered onto a nearby beach and crashed into a beach house, catching on fire in the process. We rode towards the flaming boat, not sure of what we hoped to find. And that’s when we noticed a scorched note from Leo saying “Nice try, but I am not easy to catch. Oh, and good luck in Maria Behety”—her way of telling us that she’s onto us and knows where we were headed—and she won’t be there.
We used the map to figure out that she might be headed to the town of Herberton. So we rode there and used our limited (or in some cases, expert) Spanish skills and asked around--flashing a picture of her-- hoping that someone recognized her. Fortunately, a woman spotted her in a nearby Chapel, just minutes earlier.
We dropped the bikes, took off towards the Chapel and walked in. And there was Leo.
Ophelia and Sarina apprehended her (and may have gotten a few kicks and punches in, too :)) and held her while we contacted the police. I lifted her hair to examine her face and that’s when I realized that she was NOT Leo, but was, in fact, an imposter! Leo had set a trap for us, using this Leo look-alike as bait. The Agent-Friend showed up with his buddies and arrested the imposter but her amused and smug expression made me a bit leery. Something told me to search the area she’d been kneeling and sure enough, I found a bomb under the seat.
I yelled, everyone ran and the Chapel exploded!
And that brings us up-to-date. Let's continue the adventure!!
Allison wrote: "when did we work for the airport? I don't recall this..."
It's on page 21.
It's on page 21.
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Mist .:.rockclimbingirl.:. wrote: "Thanks for posting this. Definitely been needing this :P"
No problem! I'm about to post another update, shortly.
No problem! I'm about to post another update, shortly.
NEW UPDATE:
…The tiny town shook from the explosion but eventually the dust settled and everyone turned out okay. The Agent-Friend approached me, apparently impressed by the Loungies’ bravery, and asked if we would join them on their next mission. They knew the exact location of Leo and were headed there now. Naturally, we accepted (Hello!)
We all donned wet suits and headed to the river’s edge where a bunch of brand-new jet-skis awaited. Zooming down the Beagle Channel, we headed towards our unknown destination. Along the way, an extremely knowledgeable (and chatty) agent gave us a personal tour (as well as an Argentinian history lesson) on the island as we passed.
Eventually, we got closer to our destination and discovered its name-- Cape Horn or Cabo de Hornos…
So, that’s where we now stand. We’re headed towards Cape Horn with the hopes of finding Leo, the maps (worth a butt-load of money), and Jaye…
…The tiny town shook from the explosion but eventually the dust settled and everyone turned out okay. The Agent-Friend approached me, apparently impressed by the Loungies’ bravery, and asked if we would join them on their next mission. They knew the exact location of Leo and were headed there now. Naturally, we accepted (Hello!)
We all donned wet suits and headed to the river’s edge where a bunch of brand-new jet-skis awaited. Zooming down the Beagle Channel, we headed towards our unknown destination. Along the way, an extremely knowledgeable (and chatty) agent gave us a personal tour (as well as an Argentinian history lesson) on the island as we passed.
Eventually, we got closer to our destination and discovered its name-- Cape Horn or Cabo de Hornos…
So, that’s where we now stand. We’re headed towards Cape Horn with the hopes of finding Leo, the maps (worth a butt-load of money), and Jaye…
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…The tiny town shook from the explosion but eventually the dust settled and everyone turned out okay. The Agent-Friend approached me, apparently impressed by the Loungies’ bravery, and..."
love the commentary Rumpie :)
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as do I!
NEW UPDATE:
The group arrived at Cape Horn and followed the Agents through a jungle. They encountered some pretty creepy creatures, one of which was a mountain lion.
As they were running away from the lion, they ran right into a trap.
Leo was there, waiting, with a group of hooded guards. She disabled the Agents, captured all of the Loungies and shot everyone in the neck with a dose (two doses for Kirby!) of M99.
She then loaded the unconscious bodies onto a boat and ordered the Captain to ride to the airport.
This does NOT look good for the Loungies!
The group arrived at Cape Horn and followed the Agents through a jungle. They encountered some pretty creepy creatures, one of which was a mountain lion.
As they were running away from the lion, they ran right into a trap.
Leo was there, waiting, with a group of hooded guards. She disabled the Agents, captured all of the Loungies and shot everyone in the neck with a dose (two doses for Kirby!) of M99.
She then loaded the unconscious bodies onto a boat and ordered the Captain to ride to the airport.
This does NOT look good for the Loungies!
Jack wrote: "^
When did that happen?!"
On pages 57 and 58
When did that happen?!"
On pages 57 and 58
NEW UPDATE:
Whew… so much has happened, where do I begin?
Okay, so the gang was drugged and thrown on a plane. We came-to in Europe (Twenty hours later!) and was greeted by a friendly person. He fed us and informed us that Leo was in the next room. After Jordan ate a few servings of waffles and Allison complained about the lack of milk, we discovered that the man was not a man, actually, but was a girl. A young girl of only twelve! (She was standing on a stool with a cloak wrapped around her.)
After she revealed herself, she went on to tell us that she was actually the person who helped us get to Argentina. The one who gave us the airline tickets and rented the motorcycles for us. The one known as “A Friend”.
She went on to tell us that she helped us because she wanted Leo captured. You see, it turns out that Leo actually kidnapped her and had been holding her in this place in Europe.
She began to sob and ramble on about how “we couldn’t help her now” and “how she missed her father and would never see him again”. We really felt sorry for her.
She then promised that her father would pay us handsomely for helping her. That he was such a nice man who loved her dearly and would do anything for her…
And that he went by the name of…The Leader!!!
Whew… so much has happened, where do I begin?
Okay, so the gang was drugged and thrown on a plane. We came-to in Europe (Twenty hours later!) and was greeted by a friendly person. He fed us and informed us that Leo was in the next room. After Jordan ate a few servings of waffles and Allison complained about the lack of milk, we discovered that the man was not a man, actually, but was a girl. A young girl of only twelve! (She was standing on a stool with a cloak wrapped around her.)
After she revealed herself, she went on to tell us that she was actually the person who helped us get to Argentina. The one who gave us the airline tickets and rented the motorcycles for us. The one known as “A Friend”.
She went on to tell us that she helped us because she wanted Leo captured. You see, it turns out that Leo actually kidnapped her and had been holding her in this place in Europe.
She began to sob and ramble on about how “we couldn’t help her now” and “how she missed her father and would never see him again”. We really felt sorry for her.
She then promised that her father would pay us handsomely for helping her. That he was such a nice man who loved her dearly and would do anything for her…
And that he went by the name of…The Leader!!!
Oh, and then Leo burst through the doors and dragged the young girl out of the room.
NEW UPDATE:
We stayed in the cell for a few hours before we discovered that there was a small laundry chute door behind a mirror in the room. So we picked the lock and took a ride down the dark, dusty, cobweb-filled hole.
We landed in an old cellar full of supplies and found some pretty useful things. At the same time, the guards entered the room and discovered we were missing. One of the guards came down the hole after us but not before we found an old door leading outside. We broke down the door and ran outside... And there, standing before us, was the Eiffel Tower!
Paris!!
We received a smuggled letter from "A Friend" (a.k.a. Khloe), telling us that Leo was at a popular Parisian Landmark. After running all over Paris, from landmark to landmark, searching for Leo, we finally tracked her down at the Musée du Louvre.
Regrettably, she got away again. But, thankfully, Khloe left us another message telling us that Leo was headed to London.
We also received a message from Jaye (apparently the guy that was helping her smuggle messages to us suddenly disappeared, and she did not have a way of communicating with us). She wrote that the Leader told us that he'd give us what we want if we can get him what he want (we assume it's his daughter). He also said that he's taking Jaye to London and it "all ends there".
So, it looks like that's all, people! Tonight is the showdown between Leo, The Leader and The Loungies. We'll either succeed and bring our friend home while saving the maps or we'll fail miserably and get ourselves killed.
Either way, it looks like our fates will be revealed soon.
...And it all begins... NOW!
We stayed in the cell for a few hours before we discovered that there was a small laundry chute door behind a mirror in the room. So we picked the lock and took a ride down the dark, dusty, cobweb-filled hole.
We landed in an old cellar full of supplies and found some pretty useful things. At the same time, the guards entered the room and discovered we were missing. One of the guards came down the hole after us but not before we found an old door leading outside. We broke down the door and ran outside... And there, standing before us, was the Eiffel Tower!
Paris!!
We received a smuggled letter from "A Friend" (a.k.a. Khloe), telling us that Leo was at a popular Parisian Landmark. After running all over Paris, from landmark to landmark, searching for Leo, we finally tracked her down at the Musée du Louvre.
Regrettably, she got away again. But, thankfully, Khloe left us another message telling us that Leo was headed to London.
We also received a message from Jaye (apparently the guy that was helping her smuggle messages to us suddenly disappeared, and she did not have a way of communicating with us). She wrote that the Leader told us that he'd give us what we want if we can get him what he want (we assume it's his daughter). He also said that he's taking Jaye to London and it "all ends there".
So, it looks like that's all, people! Tonight is the showdown between Leo, The Leader and The Loungies. We'll either succeed and bring our friend home while saving the maps or we'll fail miserably and get ourselves killed.
Either way, it looks like our fates will be revealed soon.
...And it all begins... NOW!
NEXT RECAP (for those who do not wish to sift through 20 pages):
The Loungies landed in London and immediately received a message from Khloe. It was on the flght-information board instructing them to head to the Tower of London, so they hailed a few taxis and headed there. Along the way they received another message (this one on a bus) instructing them to turn around and head to another London tourist attraction. They complied, headed there and received several more messages instructing them to various attractions around the city. It was a bit daunting, to say the least, but also pretty incredible how a twelve-year old had the means to place signs on billboards, buses and airport tickers!
Finally, they received a message directing them to the Chislehurst Caves in Kent. They arrived at the caves without receiving any other messages, so they assumed that they were in the right place. After purchasing tickets for the next tour, they headed inside and marveled at the wonders of the caves. (It was pretty awesome, actually.)
While touring the inner caves, the walls began to shake and a small explosion erupted. The Loungies looked around and realized that everyone—guides, other tourists, guards— everyone except for them lay unconscious on the cave floor. Some assumed that this was some sort of special-loungie-psychic- power (lol), most did not know what to think of it. One thing was certain; they all knew that strange things were about to happen.
It was then that Leo arrived.
She insulted a few people and wanted to know how they found her. They refused to tell her and, asked instead, why she was there at the caves. She, of course, was mum on the subject. The Loungies threatened her and she laughed, told them how naïve there were, and pulled Khloe from behind a cave wall and into view.
The Loungies demanded she give up the girl, Leo refused and a brawl began to brew… until The Leader showed up.
The Loungies, sort of, took a back seat and let him handle this next part. Leo refused to give up Khloe, but instead made her own demands. She asked him for: “what she desired most”. He asked her what else she could possibly desire. He gave her money, clothes, cars, LOVE, what else could she want?
She replied simply: “I want my daughter in my life,” and looked down at Khloe!
Khloe was shocked to discover that Leo was her mother and asked her father why he would keep something like this from her. He insisted that it was for her protection.
It was then that Rumpie interrupted and said: “This is all very touching, but where are the maps?”
One of the Loungies asked why we needed the maps anyway. Which made since, seeing as how the Loungies didn’t need the maps anymore, they only needed them when they were pretending to steal them for the Leader, so he would release Jaye and they could get him imprisoned in the process.
But once his daughter was kidnapped, all of that changed and he’d promised to “give them what they most desired, if they helped him get what he most desired”, which they all assumed translated to: “help me find my daughter and I’ll hand over Jaye”, so the maps became irrelevant.
Either way, The Leader shrugged at Rumpie’s question and replied that he did not have the maps. Leo shook her head, she did not have them either then. Then, all of a sudden, Victor (the guy The Leader fired when he failed to catch up to the maps in China) appeared with the maps in hand. How did he get them?
Apparently, while Leo was kidnapping her daughter and The Leader was chasing her all over the globe, Victor was stealing the maps for his real boss. After an argument with the Leader about who was the cleverest he turned to Rumpie and said: “I’ve bought you the maps, just as you asked, Boss.”
The Loungies landed in London and immediately received a message from Khloe. It was on the flght-information board instructing them to head to the Tower of London, so they hailed a few taxis and headed there. Along the way they received another message (this one on a bus) instructing them to turn around and head to another London tourist attraction. They complied, headed there and received several more messages instructing them to various attractions around the city. It was a bit daunting, to say the least, but also pretty incredible how a twelve-year old had the means to place signs on billboards, buses and airport tickers!
Finally, they received a message directing them to the Chislehurst Caves in Kent. They arrived at the caves without receiving any other messages, so they assumed that they were in the right place. After purchasing tickets for the next tour, they headed inside and marveled at the wonders of the caves. (It was pretty awesome, actually.)
While touring the inner caves, the walls began to shake and a small explosion erupted. The Loungies looked around and realized that everyone—guides, other tourists, guards— everyone except for them lay unconscious on the cave floor. Some assumed that this was some sort of special-loungie-psychic- power (lol), most did not know what to think of it. One thing was certain; they all knew that strange things were about to happen.
It was then that Leo arrived.
She insulted a few people and wanted to know how they found her. They refused to tell her and, asked instead, why she was there at the caves. She, of course, was mum on the subject. The Loungies threatened her and she laughed, told them how naïve there were, and pulled Khloe from behind a cave wall and into view.
The Loungies demanded she give up the girl, Leo refused and a brawl began to brew… until The Leader showed up.
The Loungies, sort of, took a back seat and let him handle this next part. Leo refused to give up Khloe, but instead made her own demands. She asked him for: “what she desired most”. He asked her what else she could possibly desire. He gave her money, clothes, cars, LOVE, what else could she want?
She replied simply: “I want my daughter in my life,” and looked down at Khloe!
Khloe was shocked to discover that Leo was her mother and asked her father why he would keep something like this from her. He insisted that it was for her protection.
It was then that Rumpie interrupted and said: “This is all very touching, but where are the maps?”
One of the Loungies asked why we needed the maps anyway. Which made since, seeing as how the Loungies didn’t need the maps anymore, they only needed them when they were pretending to steal them for the Leader, so he would release Jaye and they could get him imprisoned in the process.
But once his daughter was kidnapped, all of that changed and he’d promised to “give them what they most desired, if they helped him get what he most desired”, which they all assumed translated to: “help me find my daughter and I’ll hand over Jaye”, so the maps became irrelevant.
Either way, The Leader shrugged at Rumpie’s question and replied that he did not have the maps. Leo shook her head, she did not have them either then. Then, all of a sudden, Victor (the guy The Leader fired when he failed to catch up to the maps in China) appeared with the maps in hand. How did he get them?
Apparently, while Leo was kidnapping her daughter and The Leader was chasing her all over the globe, Victor was stealing the maps for his real boss. After an argument with the Leader about who was the cleverest he turned to Rumpie and said: “I’ve bought you the maps, just as you asked, Boss.”
CONCLUSION TO THE QUEST:
The Loungies were flabbergasted! What did Victor mean by calling Rumpie “BOSS”? At first, Rumpie denied the accusations, after all, who was this Victor person, anyhow? But after Leo chimed in and confirmed that Rumpie actually hired her to take the maps from The Leader; and explained how he instructed her to “wait for a call from The leader and take the job," he could hardly deny it . The coup de grâce was delivered by the Leader, himself. He told how Rumpie actually hired him, in the beginning, to pretend to kidnap Jaye and force the Loungies into stealing the maps. He would never have even gone after the maps, he explained, but Rumpie offered him a huge sum of money. Besides, kidnapping wasn’t his thing, he added, then glanced down at his daughter, dotingly.
Rumpie, now livid, yelled: “ENOUGH!” and pointed his cane (which materialized from nowhere) towards The Leader. Suddenly, an invisible force shot forth from the end of his cane and hit the Leader, knocking him off of his feet and turning him into an arachnid. Rumpie then laughed, mockingly, and teased about how he was now: “truly the leader… the leader of insects, that is!”(it was pretty corny, I know, but still accurate.) He turned on Victor, then, shooting him with the force from his cane, turning him into a moth! He watched as the Victor-moth fluttered about the cave, wandering helplessly. Rumpie summoned the maps-- which were now on the ground-- towards him and once they reached his hands, he sifted through them until he found the one he wanted. He tossed the others aside and began singing with glee: “YES, YES, ALAS, it’s mine... Alas it's mine, it's all MINE!”
In a rage, Leo leapt into the air in a kung-fu fashion— arms spread, leg kicked forward—until Rumpie shot her with the cane and she fell back to the ground, landing on her back, frozen solid. (With her leg still rigid in the air, might I add!)
He was about to shoot one of the Loungies when The Agent-Friend appeared and stopped him. Motioning with his hands, he threw Rumpie, backwards, in the air, and into the wall, where he stuck. (Image an invisible wall of Velcro).
With Rumpie secure, The Agent took the time to explain what was going on, to a confused group of Loungies… and Khloe.
Basically, he and Rumpie were from a parallel world. In this world, they’re allowed to use magic. But Rumpie abused his rights and did some horrible things in the name of magic, so he was sentenced to life in a (pretty literal) hellhole. But Rumpie found a magic map that allowed him to jump through worlds and fled his world before he could be imprisoned.
He arrived in our world and lost the map in a drunken poker game one night, then spent the next month or so searching for it. He finally discovered its location at a local museum. He learned that it, along with other rare and valuble maps from our world, was being shipped to America to be sold at auction. With little time to spare, he formulated a plan, kidnapped Jaye, hired the Leader and the rest is history.
It all made sense, but there was one thing on everyone’s mind… where was Jaye? (It was really sweet, actually! *blushing*)
The agent went on to explain that Jaye was in a tiny cage, dangling from a necklace, hanging around Rumpie’s neck! He placed a spell on her which shrunk her and binded her to the cage. The only way to break the spell, was for someone to say his true name five times.
The Loungies took turns trying to figure out his name, but it was Jack who discovered Rumpie’s true identity. He took a deep breath and said it loud and clear “voice”:
Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin.
That’s right, Rumpie was actually the legendary fairy tale antagonist, Rumpelstilskin!
Jaye’s bonds were broken, her limbs stretched and she was free from her cage!! Everyone rejoiced and Rumpie a.k.a. Rumpelstiltskin disappeared in the melee, but no one cared, they were all too happy and busy with their reunion!
In conclusion, they thanked the Agent and he left to hunt Rumpie. Leo and August (The Leader) were changed back to normal and they snuck out with Khloe. The Loungies saved the day and all was right in The Lounge again!
(Oh, and no one knows what became of Victor. For all we know, he might still be fluttering aimlessly through the walls of the caves!)
The end.
The Loungies were flabbergasted! What did Victor mean by calling Rumpie “BOSS”? At first, Rumpie denied the accusations, after all, who was this Victor person, anyhow? But after Leo chimed in and confirmed that Rumpie actually hired her to take the maps from The Leader; and explained how he instructed her to “wait for a call from The leader and take the job," he could hardly deny it . The coup de grâce was delivered by the Leader, himself. He told how Rumpie actually hired him, in the beginning, to pretend to kidnap Jaye and force the Loungies into stealing the maps. He would never have even gone after the maps, he explained, but Rumpie offered him a huge sum of money. Besides, kidnapping wasn’t his thing, he added, then glanced down at his daughter, dotingly.
Rumpie, now livid, yelled: “ENOUGH!” and pointed his cane (which materialized from nowhere) towards The Leader. Suddenly, an invisible force shot forth from the end of his cane and hit the Leader, knocking him off of his feet and turning him into an arachnid. Rumpie then laughed, mockingly, and teased about how he was now: “truly the leader… the leader of insects, that is!”(it was pretty corny, I know, but still accurate.) He turned on Victor, then, shooting him with the force from his cane, turning him into a moth! He watched as the Victor-moth fluttered about the cave, wandering helplessly. Rumpie summoned the maps-- which were now on the ground-- towards him and once they reached his hands, he sifted through them until he found the one he wanted. He tossed the others aside and began singing with glee: “YES, YES, ALAS, it’s mine... Alas it's mine, it's all MINE!”
In a rage, Leo leapt into the air in a kung-fu fashion— arms spread, leg kicked forward—until Rumpie shot her with the cane and she fell back to the ground, landing on her back, frozen solid. (With her leg still rigid in the air, might I add!)
He was about to shoot one of the Loungies when The Agent-Friend appeared and stopped him. Motioning with his hands, he threw Rumpie, backwards, in the air, and into the wall, where he stuck. (Image an invisible wall of Velcro).
With Rumpie secure, The Agent took the time to explain what was going on, to a confused group of Loungies… and Khloe.
Basically, he and Rumpie were from a parallel world. In this world, they’re allowed to use magic. But Rumpie abused his rights and did some horrible things in the name of magic, so he was sentenced to life in a (pretty literal) hellhole. But Rumpie found a magic map that allowed him to jump through worlds and fled his world before he could be imprisoned.
He arrived in our world and lost the map in a drunken poker game one night, then spent the next month or so searching for it. He finally discovered its location at a local museum. He learned that it, along with other rare and valuble maps from our world, was being shipped to America to be sold at auction. With little time to spare, he formulated a plan, kidnapped Jaye, hired the Leader and the rest is history.
It all made sense, but there was one thing on everyone’s mind… where was Jaye? (It was really sweet, actually! *blushing*)
The agent went on to explain that Jaye was in a tiny cage, dangling from a necklace, hanging around Rumpie’s neck! He placed a spell on her which shrunk her and binded her to the cage. The only way to break the spell, was for someone to say his true name five times.
The Loungies took turns trying to figure out his name, but it was Jack who discovered Rumpie’s true identity. He took a deep breath and said it loud and clear “voice”:
Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin.
That’s right, Rumpie was actually the legendary fairy tale antagonist, Rumpelstilskin!
Jaye’s bonds were broken, her limbs stretched and she was free from her cage!! Everyone rejoiced and Rumpie a.k.a. Rumpelstiltskin disappeared in the melee, but no one cared, they were all too happy and busy with their reunion!
In conclusion, they thanked the Agent and he left to hunt Rumpie. Leo and August (The Leader) were changed back to normal and they snuck out with Khloe. The Loungies saved the day and all was right in The Lounge again!
(Oh, and no one knows what became of Victor. For all we know, he might still be fluttering aimlessly through the walls of the caves!)
The end.
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I realize that many of us are not able to log onto GR everyday (especially during the week) and it may be a bit difficult to keep up with everything that has happened in the Map Quest thread.
So, I've decided to create a recap thread to help keep everyone up-to-date on the events of the Quest. I will TRY to update this thread every night or day...